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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 602 together. In order to assist with the increased complexity of submitting of an afforestation licence application, an interim environment grant is being paid in 2022 if a report from an ecologist or archaeologist is submitted and on file. The amount of grant aid is weighted towards the first few hectares. So, an additional €450/ hectare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine launched a Reconstitution of Woodland scheme to address frost damage earlier this year. The scheme was set up due to significant late spring frost events which took place during May 2019, May 2020, and May 2021. The scheme was established to reconstitute newly planted forests significantly damaged by these frost events and replacing dead...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589 and 603 together. The introduction of the legislation to remove the requirement for planning permission for Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme projects less than 10ha in size that involve the replacement of broadleaf high forest with conifer species is a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I understand that his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have, therefore, referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Prior to January 2021, cats, dogs and ferrets entering Ireland from the United Kingdom - as from all EU Member States - had to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies and accompanied by an EU Pet Passport. Since then, as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU, there are additional requirements for pet cats, dogs and ferrets entering Ireland from Great Britain. There are, however, no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The rate of payment for the Site Clearance element of the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) is €1,000 per hectare. The Scheme document for RUS (Ash Dieback) can be found on the Department's website, with the rate of payment shown correctly at Appendix 3 on page 25 of this Scheme document.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy of the costs for all live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by my Department and the body conducting each study, review and research project is set out in the following table. This includes details of Grant awards made periodically by my Department for ‘public good’ research projects. These projects are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department’s primary function in relation to Avian Influenza is to help protect and to control outbreaks of the disease in poultry and captive birds. My Department monitors the Avian Influenza disease situation in wild birds to inform the risks presented to poultry and captive birds. My Department carries out Avian Influenza surveillance testing throughout the year in wild birds to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The business entity identified is not registered as a recipient of payments from my Department and we therefore have had no dealings in relation to any issues with this business.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am conscious of the significant increases in energy prices for the whole of the seafood sector. I met with representative groups from the industry in July and again last week, and discussed the impacts of the high fuel and energy prices on the profitability of fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing. The challenges facing the industry from the impacts of the Brexit Trade &...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the challenges being faced by the fishing sector arising from the increased costs of marine fuel. I met with representative groups from the industry in July and again last week to discuss this matter and provide them with a progress report on the schemes being developed to support the fishing and wider seafood sector. These schemes, developed in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-20 made available €240.4 million for the sustainable development of our seafood sector. Since its adoption by the European Commission in December 2015 and formal launch in 2016, it has been a great success, distributing funding to support our seafood sector with capital investment, innovation, advisory services,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Seafood Task Force, which included representatives of the five fisheries producer organisations and the four main fisheries cooperatives, recommended in its October 2021 report that a voluntary decommissioning scheme should be implemented to help restore balance between fishing fleet capacity and available quotas, following the reductions in quotas arising from the EU/UK Trade and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The terms of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) are established by the European Union in Regulation (EU) 2021/1755. This includes that all expenditure funded by the BAR must be carried out within the defined reference period, which ends on 31 December 2023. The Regulation, as confirmed by the relevant authorities in the EU, does not provide for any flexibility in this timing.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, an amendment to the Forestry Act 2014 has passed through the Houses of the Oireachtas through the vehicle of the Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022. On 4 April 2022, the new legislation was signed into law by the president. This amendment was necessary to remove the licensing requirement for the planting of native woodland in areas not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES is Ireland's new agri-environment scheme proposed as part of Ireland's new CAP Strategic Plan for the 2023 to 2027 period. This new €1.5bn scheme will be farmer-friendly and designed to address biodiversity, climate, air and water quality challenges. ACRES will also provide income support for up to 50,000 farm families. ACRES applications will include a Farm Sustainability...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is included in the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). Due to the long-term nature of forestry, it is considered the best option to continue to deliver the Forestry Programme entirely separately from the CSP, subject to new State Aid rules rather than the requirements of the CSP regulations. Afforestation is recognised as contributing to the creation of a valuable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 608 together. The Department's 'Standards for Felling and Reforestation' specifies the use of brash in creating and maintaining dense mats of brash and branch wood on all machine routes, to avoid soil damage, erosion and sedimentation. Brash mats are typically concentrated on primary routes and in the junction of extraction paths and landing sites....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The recent Government agreement on Sectoral Emissions Ceilings has increased the ambition for the production of biomethane. As committed to as part of the Sectoral Emissions Ceilings agreement an obligation on the heat sector to include renewable heat will be introduced by 2024. The introduction of this Obligation will incentivise the use of renewable heat (including use of biomethane),...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (22 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In recognising the important contribution of the Seafood Processing sector to job creation and economic growth in our coastal communities, I was pleased to announce the €45 million Brexit Seafood Processing Support Scheme on 12 May of this year. The scheme delivers on a recommendation of the Seafood Taskforce and offers grant rates of between 30% and 50% for capital investment in SME...